Artist Calls & Project Updates
Public Art creates tourist destinations, interprets community history and diversity, inspires thought, and adds artistic vision to a place.
Find out about artist calls and project updates below. We also have Public Art News & Updates you can sign up for.
Artist Calls
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| The Rivers that Connect Us |
The City of Surrey is pleased to announce that kʼwyʼiʼyʼe Spring Salmon Studio (Drew Atkins, Phyllis Atkins, and Aaron Jordan) has been recommended as the artist team for the Museum of Surrey public art sculpture project.
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56 Avenue & Highway 10 Museum of Surrey (Cloverdale) |
In Progress
| Name | Details | Picture | Address |
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| The Moment by Studio Morison |
Following three months of research and engagement with over 300 locals, Studio Morison’s design for the iconic sculpture for the future Clayton Community Centre offers the community a creative place to make art, meet friends, and transform for events. |
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72 Avenue between 184 and 188 Streets |
| Guardian Spirits by Trenton Pierre |
Fabricated in white frit dots on clear glass, these mirrored designs for the windows of the North Surrey Sport and Ice Complex symbolize reconciliation in the form of a contemporary Salish dance mask and drum. |
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12780 110 Avenue |
| We Are All Connected to This Land by Phyllis Atkins | Cut from powder-coated red aluminum and attached to the concrete barrier walls of the bridge near Bear Creek, this artwork honours the land's natural and cultural heritage. |
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8448 King George Boulevard |
| Blankets by Erica Stocking | Three fibreglass sculptures of blankets in different configurations (folded, draped, and wrapped) respond to the purpose of the building: to provide energy and warmth to the City Centre neighbourhood. |
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10357 133 Street |
| The Living Fraser River by Casto Solano | A public art sculpture visible day and night was unanimously recommended for commissioning by a selection panel made up of citizens who live and work in Fraser Heights. The artist's proposal was inspired by the Fraser River. |
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10588 160 Street |
Recently Completed
| Name | Details | Picture | Address |
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| Weave of Time by Bruce Walther | A glass mosaic artwork plays off the neighbourhood's name and depicts the natural and human heritage of Port Kells. |
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18918 88 Avenue |
| Raven and the First Sunrise by Brandon Gabriel | This vinyl glazing on the library windows tells the First Nations origin story in which the raven brings sunlight to the earth. |
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15105 105 Avenue |
| Eight Salmon Heads by Leslie Wells |
This vingyl glazing on the program room windows honours the salmon valued by the coast-dwelling Semiahmoo First Nation. |
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13750 88 Avenue |
| snəw̓eyəɬ: Nature’s Gods (Nature’s Teachers) by Wes Antone |
Learn what animals can teach us with these eleven vinyl glazings on the doors and windows of the Surrey Nature Centre. |
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14225 Green Timbers Way |
| Retro-Perspective by Drew Atkins | This vinyl glazing on the courtyard windows combines Coast Salish design elements with a retro look reminiscent of 1950s wallpaper and modernist sculptures. |  |
13750 88 Avenue |
| The Fisherman's Charm by Anthony Gabriel |
These graceful birds featured on Surrey's 2018 public art street banners are considered to be good luck by fishermen. |
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